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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Riley when he comes to live in the town?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Sixteen.

2. What position does Riley's uncle hold in the town?
(a) Bakery owner.
(b) Minister.
(c) Justice of the Peace.
(d) County Judge.

3. At what time does the narrator say the rain slackens in Chapter 6?
(a) Near two.
(b) Near dawn.
(c) Near midnight.
(d) Near dusk.

4. What is the prize in the competition Maude is in the finals for?
(a) $500.
(b) A trip to Washington.
(c) $5,000.
(d) College scholarship.

5. How does Jack Mill die a year after the tree rebellion?
(a) He is shot.
(b) Freezing to death.
(c) He hangs himself.
(d) Car accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had the Judge's wife been from?

2. Whose father teaches violin lessons?

3. How old is Dolly?

4. Who tells the Judge in Chapter 2, "If you weren't so old, I'd damn well knock you down"?

5. What is the name of Riley's sister who is in the protagonist's class in school?

(see the answer key)

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